shout

shout
shout [{{t}}ʃaʊt]
1 noun
(a) (cry) cri m, hurlement m;
I heard a shout of joy j'ai entendu un cri de joie;
{{}}familiar{{}} give me a shout if you need a hand appelle-moi si tu as besoin d'un coup de main;
{{}}familiar{{}} give me a shout over the weekend (phone me) appelle-moi ce week-end
(b) {{}}British{{}} & {{}}Australian{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (round of drinks) tournée f;
whose shout is it? c'est à qui de payer la tournée?;
it's my shout c'est ma tournée
2 intransitive verb
(a) (cry out) crier, hurler;
there's no need to shout, I can hear you pas besoin de crier comme ça, je ne suis pas sourd;
to shout at the top of one's voice crier à tue-tête;
to shout (out) for help appeler au secours;
he shouted (out) to her to be careful il lui a crié de faire attention;
he shouted at me for being late il a crié parce que j'étais en retard;
don't shout at me! baisse le ton!;
{{}}figurative{{}} it's nothing to shout about (to boast about) il n'y a pas de quoi se vanter;
{{}}familiar{{}} my new job is nothing to shout about mon nouveau travail n'a rien de bien passionnant
(b) {{}}Australian{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (pay for drinks)
I'll shout c'est ma tournée
3 transitive verb
(a) (cry out) crier;
the sergeant shouted (out) an order le sergent hurla un ordre;
they shouted themselves hoarse ils crièrent jusqu'à en perdre la voix
(b) {{}}British{{}} & {{}}Australian{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (treat)
to shout sb a meal inviter qn
shout down separable transitive verb
(speaker) empêcher de parler en criant; (speech) couvrir par des cris;
she was shouted down les gens ont hurlé tellement fort qu'elle n'a pas pu parler

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